By Abubakarr Bah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Sierra Leoneans across the country came out in their large numbers on Saturday, June 24, 2023, and participated in the sixth general multi-tier elections in a peaceful atmosphere.
A Move to Combat Cervical Cancer in Sierra Leone
By Edna Ngegba
Though it continues to pose a threat to the wellbeing of women and girls across the world, the fight against cervical cancer in Sierra Leone remains a challenge due to many factors including the lack of knowledge, late diagnoses and preventive mechanisms.
Cervical cancer according to the country’s health officials is the second most common cancer in women and girls between the ages of 15 – 45 in the West African country with an estimated population of eight million, with women accounting for fifty per cent of that population.
Despite “substantial” drop in global maternal deaths, more work needed to meet SDG targets – Expert
By Kemo Cham in Cape Town
Even though there has been progress in reducing the number of maternal deaths worldwide in recent years, the gains are not enough to meet the global United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) targets, Koki Agarwal, an expert in reproductive health policy, has warned.
A cry out to Mama Salone on Independence Day
By Berns Komba Lebbie
Dear ‘Mama Salone’,
Today is the 27th April, 2023. Sixty-two years exact, it could be recalled that, on this day in 1961, few of your politically hungry children chose to ask for a hand on the wheel of leadership from the white-man. It has been 62 years on since then, and the rest is part of the ‘told’ and ‘untold’ stories.
Babadi Kamara: the man, the idea and the impact
By Alpha Abu
Babadi Kamara is already a household name in sporting circles in Sierra Leone. His intervention in football in particular has somewhat given the game more meaning here, having brought class and foresight into it by embarking on ambitious projects more than any present day football stakeholder in the country.
